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Is he just speaking without notes or teleprompter? Wow... (Original Post) likesmountains 52 Sep 2012 OP
The teleprompters are there, but it sounds like he's riffing. The Velveteen Ocelot Sep 2012 #1
Journalist Tweeters are saying this is what he's doing. Awesome.nt FLyellowdog Sep 2012 #3
He's definitely riffing. They'll be hard-pressed to get him off the stage! nt valerief Sep 2012 #2
maybe the teleprompter just says "vamp"? unblock Sep 2012 #4
He has a teleprompter... CherokeeDem Sep 2012 #5
Twitter says he's gone off script. There are lines there, but he's adding and changing. Avalux Sep 2012 #6
Yes, is fab SaveAmerica Sep 2012 #7
Both Stinky The Clown Sep 2012 #8
He is going way off the riff...I'm reading his speech.. Historic NY Sep 2012 #9
I love our country... Historic NY Sep 2012 #10
He's the master of Improv. Odin2005 Sep 2012 #11
But how did he e-mail me while he was still speaking? That's a feat! Chiyo-chichi Sep 2012 #12
Impressive just impressive Xyzse Sep 2012 #13
That was an amazing bit of work..wow likesmountains 52 Sep 2012 #14
How does he keep all that info in his head? Jennicut Sep 2012 #15
accessing it is the feat justabob Sep 2012 #18
That's typical for Clinton undeterred Sep 2012 #16
He's TERRIFIC, a real natural, none can ever compare to Big Dog! nt! Raine Sep 2012 #17

CherokeeDem

(3,709 posts)
5. He has a teleprompter...
Wed Sep 5, 2012, 11:20 PM
Sep 2012

but someone posted that for every one line of his prepared speech, he's ad-libbing two or three...

Big Dawg Rocks!!!!

Stinky The Clown

(67,798 posts)
8. Both
Wed Sep 5, 2012, 11:21 PM
Sep 2012

He lost his way a few minutes ago and you could see him go to the teleprompter . . . . . but he's not reading a speech. He's working from notes.

He's the best you'll ever see.

Historic NY

(37,449 posts)
10. I love our country...
Wed Sep 5, 2012, 11:24 PM
Sep 2012

and I know we're coming back. For more than 200 years, through every crisis, we've always come out stronger than we went in. And we will again as long as we do it together. We champion the cause for which our founders pledged their lives, their fortunes, their sacred honor – to form a more perfect union.

If that's what you believe, if that's what you want, we have to re-elect President Barack Obama.

Chiyo-chichi

(3,579 posts)
12. But how did he e-mail me while he was still speaking? That's a feat!
Wed Sep 5, 2012, 11:25 PM
Sep 2012

Nevermind... two-term President Clinton is onstage with two-term President Obama! WOOT!

Jennicut

(25,415 posts)
15. How does he keep all that info in his head?
Wed Sep 5, 2012, 11:28 PM
Sep 2012

He really is an amazing speaker. Thank you, President Clinton, for addressing all the Repub lies.

justabob

(3,069 posts)
18. accessing it is the feat
Wed Sep 5, 2012, 11:35 PM
Sep 2012

Lots of people have the info, but they aren't so fluent with it or articulate it so well. He did an amazing job.

undeterred

(34,658 posts)
16. That's typical for Clinton
Wed Sep 5, 2012, 11:31 PM
Sep 2012

I got to be onstage behind him while he was campaigning for our Democratic Governor in WI a few years ago. When he arrived he asked one of the congresspeople for a little information and wrote it down-local names got plugged into the speech. He went on for almost an hour and a half talking - off the cuff the whole time. It just pours out of him.

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